Improvement in tournures



PATENT GFFIGE. l

ADOLPH WALDMANN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN TOURNURES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 117,490, dated July 25,1871.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ADoLPH VWALDMANv, of the city of Philadelphia andState ot Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in Tournures,of which the following is a specification:

The nature of my invention consists in the combination of double curvedribs with waistband and bows in such a manner as to give a positive formto the setting of the skirt and an easy tit to the body, as hereinafterdescribed.

In the accompanying drawing which makes a part of this specification,Figure l is a top view ofthe improved tournure., Fig. 2 is a sideelevation ofthe same. Fig. 3 is a side view of a double bow-rib, B. Fig.4 is an isometrica] view, on an enlarged scale, of one of the clasps, a,one pair of clasping-arms, f, onlybein g shown turned over to representthe mode of clasping the bowed ribs B and bows C together.

Like letters in all the gures indicate the same parts.

-A is the waistband, to which are attached the double ribs B formed ofsingle Wires and so bent as to form loops b, which have an easy iit tothe body in consequence of their curved form. The upper bows are of suchshape as to give a graceful set to the skirt; and the lower bows bracethe upper ones and are curved outward to pre` vent their touching thebody of the wearer, eX-

cept at the loop parts b. The two parts of the ribs are held togetherabove the loops by means of the clasps d, as seen in Fig. 2, and attheir upper ends by the clasp d', before being connected with thewaistband, and to the latter by the clasps d". C C C C G C are bowswhich are connected at their ends with the waistband A by means oftheclasps c. The bows G are connected to the vertical ribs B by means ofthe clasps aff', shown in detail in Fig. 4. The vertical ribs B, beingof double-bow form and conuected together at their upper and lower ends,possess the greatest amount of strength of certain size wire, and stillpossess the requisite elasticity. This fact makes it practicable toconstruct the frame of very light material.

Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The combination of the curved double ribs B, constructed substantiallyas described, with the bows C and waistband A, substantially in themanner and for the piu'pose set forth.

In testimony that the above is my invention I have hereunto set my handand affixed my seal this 16th day of May, 1871.

ADOLPH WALDMANN. [L s] Witnesses STEPHEN UsTICK,

THOMAS J. BEWLEY.

